Banas Kantha Travel Guide

Banaskantha is situated in the north-eastern part of the State of Gujarat. This place is famous for its temples, river and cultivation of various crops. Banaskantha is a modern city and is a major industrial hub in the state of ..........

Banaskantha is situated in the north-eastern part of the State of Gujarat. This place is famous for its temples, river and cultivation of various crops. Banaskantha is a modern city and is a major industrial hub in the state of Gujarat. There are many food processing and agro-based companies located in this city which makes this place a fully fledged industrial city. This place got its name from the river Banas, which flows right through the city.

The famous temples in this city are Ambaji Temple and Balrama Temple. Tourism industry, textile industry, food industry and agro-based industries are the main source of earning for local people. This city is famous for its wide variety of crop cultivation which includes tobacco, bajra, castor and potato. Apart from this, the city also has a huge resource of many mineral reserves, some of them being granite and limestone. Famous Guajarati traditional dance, Garba, is also known to have originated from this very city.

This area is also surrounded by many hills which provide people with some beautiful spots to plan a picnic or excursion to. Banaskantha travel guide is the appropriate reference for knowing more about the place. The first diamond industry of India was also established in the Palanpur city of Banaskantha ditrict, which makes this place unique enough to explore during your visit. Banaskantha is a hilly town surrounded by rocky mountains and barren lands. Hence temperature varies in this city seasonally. Best time to visit Banaskantha is from October-March.